Lawrence Nield

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Australian architect

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alma_materUniversity of Sydney
practiceBVN & Studio Nield, Sydney
significant_buildingsSunshine Coast University Library
Beijing Olympic Tennis Centre
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Lawrence Nield is a retired Australian architect, who since 2012 has been head of the Heritage Council of New South Wales. He is also known for his writings on urban design. He was head of master planning for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He was one of the founders of BVN Architecture (formerly Bligh Voller Nield).

Neild graduated from the University of Sydney in 1963, winning the Baillieu Research Scholarship. He was awarded the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship in 1964 and undertook a Master of Literature at Cambridge, England.

In March 2013 Nield was appointed the Northern Territory Government Architect a position he held until 2018. In 2010 Lawrence Nield founded Studio Nield with his partner Andrea Nield in Sydney.

He won the Australian Institute of Architects 2012 Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement, and the French Republic's Order of Arts and Letters in 2007, and the 1997 Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, which he won with his design of the Sunshine Coast University Library.

Designs

Nield's designs include:

References

References

  1. Power, Julie. (2012-06-06). "Heritage leader sees the value of change". Fairfax.
  2. Dixon, Andrea. (2012-03-22). "Lawrence Nield and Lucy Turnbull honoured at Australian Institute of Architects awards". Property Observer.
  3. Amies, Lucia. (1 April 2025). "Lawrence Nield on deciphering the meaning of architecture and the role of the architect".
  4. (2013). "Nield appointed NT Government Architect". Architecture Media.
  5. (2012-06-06). "Architecture of Lawrence Nield". The [[Sydney Morning Herald]].
  6. Nield, Lawrence. "Four techniques: Lawrence Nield". Architecture Media.

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